The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-14
SECOND DAYS SPORT AT FLORENCE,
ALABAMA.
Memphis Puppies Still on Top--Joey B
Has a Walk-Over in His Heat A
sketch of the Club and Its Officers.

Edward DeXter's Jack Modoc had an
easy victory over Samuel :.
JAS :. Fishers Dave beat i. |. Stones
pointer bitch Lady W, in heat lasting 45
minutes. The work was about ordinary.
The Latonia kennels setter bitch Sun
shine heat L. +. Stoddard's pointer dog
Trukcts Count in 81 minutes. Sunshine
showed greater precision and execution ON
birds, while Count had an advantage in
range.
Lilly beat Claude The latter lost by
being q bit wild and showing unsteadincsS.
Memphis & Avent kennels Laddy beat
Gen STATUES Billy b by superiority in
Judgment and pointing
Memphis q Avcnt kennels Joey b had
a complete walk over with Case & Bull S
Blue Chief.
This ended the first series.
SUMMARY FIRST SERIES.
Nl,s Thompson beat May,
Ollie beat Count Paris
JAlOniH beat Queen Noble
!aunlin heat Ossan, y,
HNrtor beat Little Gift
Kings Mark beat Sirua
tinch heat 1rnket's Cash, p.
Jdrk Modoc heat Samuel :.
Dave beat Lady W, y.
Sunshine beat Trinket's Count p.
Lilly Is beat Claude.
lady ucat Billy u.
Joe. II beat Blue Chief
The first heat in the second series was
between OllicS and Miss Thompson. Ollie
S Won though Miss Thompson had the
better style, was more accurate and prompt
in her work on birds, ana had better
speed and judgment. Ollie had the ad.
vantage in range.
The American Field Trials club was or.
eanizcd last February, and the present is
its inaugural field trial. It's officers are
southern and southwestern men, who oc-
Cupy the most prominent positions in bust
ncss and social circles in their respective
localities, and il is ia this fact that the
club Sprang Immediately into popularity
with the mass OF sportsmen all over the
country. The Derby and All-Age stakes
closed with very large number Of en-.
tries; the entries for the latter stake alone
cover the following territory: Arkansas,
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine,
Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio. Pennsyl-
wanna, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The object Of the club, as set forth in its
constitution, is ito encourage the breed
ing NJ settlers and pointers; to hold com.
pc,itive trials, wherein may be demon.
stiatrl by practical tests in the field the
merits Of individual dogs OF such breeds:
10 make such trials eleyating in tendency,
instructive in method and refining in in
fucnce: TO encourage legitimate sport with
doc and gun; and finally, that
gentlemen who favor these objects may lie
INSURED Of honorable example and cordial
fraternity"
The president Of the club is Gen. w. b.
. Sliattic, Of Cincinnati. o. lie il the gen.
erii passenger agent OF the Ohio & Missis.
sippi railroad. and is one OF the most
n prominent railroad men In the country.
q He combines much energy, great force al
character and excellent judgment, and
enters into everything he undertakes with
determination 10 carry II 10 success lie
has had innumerable railroad vans 10 fight,
and Il Is n part Of railroad history that hc
has never been the under dog" but has
always been victorious. lie has the repu.
taiion of icing most accomplished par.
Hameniaran, and is usually chosen as the
presiding officer nj railroad meetings. He
Il man OF wealth, Of n genial, social dis
4 position, and ranks among the most prom.
a tncnt men in Cincinnati.
Col. John W. Renfroc, the first vice.
president OF the club, Is native Of Gcor
4 gia, and nj present postmaster OF Atlanta.
He Was n gallant soldier in the 'late un,
pleasanincss," and was wounded at Berry.
vile, Ccdcr creek and Gettysburg. was
legislator In 1870: Comptroller General 81
Georgia in 1873; aiterward State Treasurer
and always an ardent sportsman.
Hon. Thos. 4. Logan, the second vice
president Of the club. resides in Cincin
natl. lie IL one Of the most prominent
lawyers in Ohio. Judge logan has, By
bis writing and his example. done his iul
share 10 elevate sportsmnnship
The Hon. John u. Wise, the third vice
president OF the club resides in Richmond
Va As the son Of Gov. Henry A. Wise
nnd ~ a politician, congressman and Law
ycr. Ice is too well known to the public NJ
iarsc inr further notice from u.s.
MIR. &. W. Paws, the SECRETARY and treas
nfcr oi the club, j. resident of Cincin
naii's most beautiful suburbs, where h,
indulg- country life by breeding jersey
cattle aud bis kennel az settlers i0r persona
u.s.. lie is the general agent Of the Obi,
a Mississippi raifiuad. All Of the pp
yiously mentioned gentlemen, with IN,
following, constitute the b0ard Of control
who sanage and govern the club In al
matters Col H. 4. Harris Is one Of Gin
cinnati's most prominent and wealth,
men. lie i president Of the Cuyicr Clul
81 Cincinnati, the largest spcrtsman's clul
in America.
Mr. B.P. Holiday is Mississippi plant
or, aud resides y, Prairie, Miss He en-
ioys the pleasure Of the field 10 its fulles
extent, aud takes life easily.
Capt y. /. Stone l. one Of Chattanooga
largest iron merchants and mos, Influential
cilinns
Mr. n. W. Fuller u a resident 81 Louis
willie. Nv. lie is the general passcngr
aernt OF the Chesapeake a Ohio nilwa,
and all Of liz lines.
a Complimentary Hall.
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